Fountek is an innovative far east manufacturer of ribbon tweeters. The product quality (even mechanical details like the neat rear damping coat of the front plate), the powerful Neodym magnets, the high efficiency and the flat frequency response convinced us. Therefore, selected pairs of ribbon tweeters with metal front plate (Fountek also supplies common types with plastic front plate) are available under the name Audaphon/Fountek.
The following ribbon tweeters are so-called real ribbons, with built-in transformer, since ribbons of around 0.02 Ohm have a too low resistance to be wired up directly.
There are two different materials for ribbons: 0.009 mm aluminium foil, like the JP ribbons These ribbons show an incredible airiness; they need, however, to be protected carefully against low frequencies, by means of 18 dB crossover and should never be connected directly (without capacitor) to a measuring device.
The next type of ribbon is the Neo range with a stronger ribbon that is roughly 50% heavier and has with a 0.020 mm gauge double the thickness. These could be used in conjunction with 12 dB crossovers.
Particularly impressive is the Neo 5i ribbon, equipped with 4 high power Neodym magnets, totalling a weight of 2.7 kg.
To our building proposals with Fountek drivers.
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ribbon tweeter.
EUR 199,00 excl. VAT: € 167.23 / $ 180.61
EUR 399,00 excl. VAT: € 335.29 / $ 362.12
EUR 14,10 excl. VAT: € 11.85 / $ 12.80
7 cm full range driver with aluminium cone. The driver is magnetically shielded.
8 cm full range driver with aluminium cone.
recommended cabinet 1: closed cabinet with 0,48 L volume from 167/105 Hz (-3dB/-8dB) recommended cabinet 2: 1,9 L volume bass reflex cabinet with 2cm-Rohr reflex tube, 6 cm long. from 79/65 Hz (-3dB/-8dB).
8 cm full range driver with aluminium cone. The magnet system is based on Neodymium technology.
recommended cabinet 1: closed cabinet with 2,9 L volume from 98/62 Hz (-3dB/-8dB) recommended cabinet 2: 10,9 L volume bass reflex cabinet with HP50 reflex tube, 16 cm long. from 48/39 Hz (-3dB/-8dB).
EUR 53,70 excl. VAT: € 45.13 / $ 48.74
13 cm bass-midrange driver with aluminium cone.
ribbon tweeter. The magnet system is based on Neodymium technology.
recommended cabinet 1: closed cabinet with 3,2 L volume from 99/63 Hz (-3dB/-8dB) recommended cabinet 2: 13,3 L volume bass reflex cabinet with HP50 reflex tube, 12 cm long. from 46/39 Hz (-3dB/-8dB).
13 cm full range driver with aluminium cone. The magnet system is based on Neodymium technology.
recommended cabinet 1: closed cabinet with 0,47 L volume from 198/125 Hz (-3dB/-8dB) recommended cabinet 2: 1,9 L volume bass reflex cabinet with HP35 reflex tube, 11 cm long. from 91/77 Hz (-3dB/-8dB).
7 cm full range driver with aluminium cone. The magnet system is based on Neodymium technology.
recommended cabinet 1: closed cabinet with 0,58 L volume from 160/101 Hz (-3dB/-8dB) recommended cabinet 2: 2,4 L volume bass reflex cabinet with 2cm-Rohr reflex tube, 5 cm long. from 75/63 Hz (-3dB/-8dB).
recommended cabinet 1: closed cabinet with 10,9 L volume from 81/51 Hz (-3dB/-8dB) recommended cabinet 2: 44 L volume bass reflex cabinet with HP70 reflex tube, 9 cm long. from 38/32 Hz (-3dB/-8dB).
15 cm bass-midrange driver with aluminium cone.
recommended cabinet 1: closed cabinet with 4,5 L volume from 90/57 Hz (-3dB/-8dB) recommended cabinet 2: 17 L volume bass reflex cabinet with HP70 reflex tube, 24 cm long. from 45/36 Hz (-3dB/-8dB).
16 cm bass-midrange driver with aluminium cone.
recommended cabinet 1: closed cabinet with 39 L volume from 54/34 Hz (-3dB/-8dB) recommended cabinet 2: 158 L volume bass reflex cabinet with HP100 reflex tube, 11 cm long. from 25/21 Hz (-3dB/-8dB).
20 cm bass-midrange driver with aluminium cone.
29 cm bass driver with aluminium cone.
recommended cabinet 1: closed cabinet with 23 L volume from 64/41 Hz (-3dB/-8dB) recommended cabinet 2: 93 L volume bass reflex cabinet with 2x HP100 reflex tube, 33 cm long. from 30/25 Hz (-3dB/-8dB).
Please note: the frequency response doesn't say much about the cut-off frequency inside the cabinet! Therefore, we mostly give you 2 examples with dimensioning considerations and an indication, how low the loudspeaker will reproduce.
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